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  1. My understanding is: Original owners started it in ‘76. Some lady bought it from them in the late 90s, failed to pay sales tax, it gets shut down in 2002. Zoob takes it over by paying back taxes after having been a regular. Regarding Zoob, talked to a bartender there tonight and Zoob passed away Sunday morning. They are having a private party there Friday for him as per the sign in the door. I didn’t ask what was going to happen now he is gone but they better not change a thing. Frieda’s cheese enchiladas still slam. RIP Zoob. Long Live TCP.
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    SpaceX

    Starship attempts its 9th launch today at 6:30pm CDT: https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-9
  3. An FYI for anyone springing for a new roof - if you can afford it, look at getting the new grade 4 shingles that are available. They have the same impact resistance as metal roofs but are not as expensive. The Malarkey ones we installed are still pricey but we got over a 33% reduction in our insurance premium because of them. It highlights just how much hail & roof replacement is affecting insurance costs here in Texas. Also note that some of the insurance customer support people aren’t aware of the discount - the rep I talked to said it wouldn’t matter but gave me the form to submit anyway. After submitting the documentation, the insurance company came back with the reduced cost.
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    London

    Dishoom is awesome Indian & there is one near King’s Cross. You will need to book a table though. https://www.dishoom.com/kings-cross/
  5. SIAP - 2025 Travis CAD appraisals are up: https://travis.prodigycad.com/property-search
  6. https://www.yahoo.com/news/crypto-crime-lord-ross-ulbricht-235509730.html He paid off his fine when the government seized a stolen wallet of his. Some question whether now he might be able to get it back with the pardon. If I was him, I’d take the possible $650m and move on. He got a second chance, use it.
  7. Aaand you are correct. In October 2020, the city council voted to remove the restrictions on areas 2, 5, & 6: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/public-drinking-ban-lifted-in-areas-of-east-austin/269-0f9dd50e-b6fe-4e8f-92a6-11bbdcb63fd2
  8. This article is from 2020 and the areas look the same: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-may-loosen-restrictions-on-drinking-in-public/
  9. From reddit.com/r/Austin (Google Maps link) -
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